97.1 The Ticket -- The Lions got a little bit of good news on Sunday ahead of Monday's NFC North tilt with the rival Packers.
Rookie tight end T.J. Hockenson has officially cleared the league's concussion protocol and is expected to play on Monday Night Football at Lambeau Field. He has been removed from the Game Status Report.
While Hockenson will be active for the game, it was unclear how much playing time the Lions expect him to get.
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the team's latest injury report, a handful of other players were listed as quesitonable for Monday's game that could land the Lions (2-1-1) in first place in the NFC North. That includes defensive lineman Da'Shawn Hand, who was officially downgraded to out for Monday's game with an elbow injury. Fellow DL Mike Daniels has already been ruled out against his former team.
Lions DL Da’Shawn Hand (elbow) has been downgraded to OUT for Monday’s game at Green Bay.Lions TE T.J. Hockenson has officially cleared concussion protocol and has been removed from the Game Status Report.
— Detroit Lions (@Lions)
October 13, 2019 Other players listed as questionable on the report include wide receiver Danny Amendola (chest), defensive back Quandre Diggs (hamstring), A'Shawn Robinson (knee) and cornerback Darius Slay (hamstring).
Quarterback Matthew Stafford was listed on the report with a hip injury he has been battling in recent weeks, but was a full participant in practice the last three days and will start.
The Lions are 2-2 in Monday Night Football games in the last three seasons, having lost last year's season opener to the Jets in embarrassing fashion, 48-17. The prior season, the Lions went 2-0 on MNF, including a Week 10 win at Green Bay.
